Weekly Media Mix: Lady Gaga Discusses Italian Food; Paula Deen Unveils Her Poultry Line; And Orange Juice Is Artificially Flavored

The Daily Byte's Weekly Media Mix rounds up the week's big food stories.

Health
• Most companies artificially flavor their orange juice to taste like oranges. [Gizmodo]

Restaurants

• Many rising star chefs chose not to go to culinary school. [LAT]
• How tough is it to find talented young cooks? Chefs share their thoughts. [Eater]

Press
• Bon Appétit rounds up the country's 11 toughest restaurants to get reservations. [Bon App]
• Ma Pêche beats out Minetta Tavern in Food 52's Tournament of (New York) Restaurants. [F52]

Entertainment
• Lady Gaga discusses brining her Italian culinary roots to her tour bus on Jimmy Kimmel Live. [GS]

Products
• McDonald's debuts their baguette bread stick in France. [Chi Trib]
• Paula Deen's all-natural poultry line from Springer Mountain Farms is now available in supermarkets. [Food Network Humor]

Industry
• Dunkin' Donuts debuts their IPO this week with favorable results. [USA]
• Whole Foods reports a 35 percent increase in profits last quarter. [Statesman]

Politics
• President Obama defends the first lady's recent trip to Shake Shack, which she got a lot of flack for from critics. [Obama Foodorama]

Shame of the Week
• A man robbed a cupcake shop in Denver armed with what he claimed to be a syringe filled with his own HIV-infected blood. [Fox 31]

Video
• A fake Domino's commercial portraying the relentless nature of their employees. [Funny or Die]

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